This is a semi-autobiographical film loosely based on co-writer/director Stuart Zicherman's own experience as an Adult Child of Divorce (A.C.O.D.), one who also helped soothe the conflict between his divorced parents when his sibling got married.
The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2008 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.
In one scene, Amy Poehler says that her and Adam Scott are the same age, to which he replies by informing her that he's actually one year younger. In real life this is statement is true, Adam Scott is one year younger than Amy Poehler.
In a scene Adam Scott's and Amy Poehler's character get in a fight and Adam Scott's character says: "Maybe in another we would have been friends." This could be seen as a reference to the comedy series they've both starred in for years, Parks and Recreation, as a couple in love.
Richard Jenkins, who plays Adam Scott's father, previously played his step father in the movie Step Brothers.